A report released on August 20 from the Florida Board of Governors’ Office of the Inspector General and Director of Compliance (OIGC) found that the Office of Enrollment Management under Joy Hamm was engaging in discriminatory practices against applicants who discussed a disability or mental…
On Apr. 6, 2018, student workers in the Office of Admissions, Maria Simmerling (‘14) and Eugenia Quintanilla (‘14), filed a complaint citing allegations of discriminatory practices within the admissions process to former General Counsel Michael Pierce and the New College Board of Trustees (BoT). In…
Michala Head/Catalyst Students gathered at the Bayfront to protest and discuss the recent allegations. In response to allegations that Dean of Enrollment and Financial Aid Joy Hamm was red-flagging applications that mentioned mental illness or physical disabilities, students gathered for a peaceful protest on May…
In response to extensive backlash, Republican lawmakers in Indiana have agreed to clarify the Religious Freedom Restoration Act signed into law by Governor Mike Pence last week. The bill in its current form asserts that the state government cannot “substantially burden a person's exercise of…
